Davide B.
Yelp
I fail to see a single good reason why someone should eat at pizza express unless, as happened to me yesterday, they are cold, on a late bank holiday night, have just discovered that their favorite pizza place in London further down King's road is closed and, most of all, they've never been to any other pizza express restaurant before.
I give two stars to the place because of this: it was open. Everything else was pretty much appalling (for an italian, at least): starting from the electric ovens - where small pizzas made with a spongy and rubbery dough, a dark, low quality tomato sauce and the worst mozzarella I've eaten in years are cooked (too much) in metal pans (sigh) - and ending with the horrific ambience, made dull and depressing by the low lights, the marble tables with no table cloths (and chippings everywhere) and the paper napkins.
The pizza is, simply said, the worst I remember having in a public place. Even Pizza Hut (god forbid) is better than this. I don't know English well enough to choose the right adjectives but I hope that my dissatisfaction emerges clear enough by what I'm able to write. Frankly: apart from the fact that it's not "italian" in any possible way (I'm not that interested in authenticity, when creativity can compensate), it's simply something that no one that vaguely loves pizza can find enjoyable.
The rest of the servings I've had the pleasure trying at the place were a "risotto con porcini" where the rice grains were flabby and mealy (and served with ROCKET aside...), and a dreadful merlot that seemed mixed with water.
In addition to this, they managed to get the wrong pizza prepared for me. What else could I add to comment this disaster? If it's true that "if you've been to one PE you've been to them all" I'd recommend avoiding them all.